43rd Ward Backing Its Streets Chief

December 04, 1997

LINCOLN PARK — Representatives from four community groups and three former aldermen from the Lincoln Park area called Wednesday for Mayor Richard Daley to reinstate Peter Schivarelli, the 43rd Ward Streets and Sanitation superintendent who was put on administrative leave in the wake of allegations he conducts personal business during working hours.

"He is the most productive superintendent out there," said Martin Oberman, former alderman of the 43rd Ward.

Oberman, former Aldermen William Singer and Edwin Eisendrath, and a handful of Lincoln Park community group members held a news conference at Oz Park on Wednesday to offer support for Schivarelli.

WBBM-TV reported last week that Schivarelli routinely has worked at his Lincoln Park hot dog stand and traveled to South Bend, Ind., when he was supposed to be at his $74,532-a-year job.